1. (n.) Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

2. (n.) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia.

3. (n.) The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.

Quakerism a wise passiveness abeyance acceptance acedia acquiescence aloofness amenability apathy assent ataraxia ataraxy benumbedness blah blahs blank mind blankmindedness blankness boredom calm of mind catalepsy catatonia comatoseness complaisance compliance consent contemplation contemplative life deadliness deathliness deference detachment disinterest dispassion do-nothing policy do-nothingism do-nothingness dormancy drowsiness dullness emptiness of mind empty-headedness enervation ennui entropy fallow mind fatigue fatuity foolishness heartlessness heaviness hebetude homage hopelessness humbleness humility idleness immobility inaction inactivity inanimation inanity inappetence indifference indolence inertia inertness insouciance jadedness kneeling lack of appetite lackadaisicalness laissez-aller laissez-faire laissez-faireism languidness languishment languor languorousness lassitude latency lenitude lentor lethargicalness lethargy lifelessness listlessness lotus-eating meditation meekness mental blankness neutralism neutrality neutralness nirvana nonchalance noninvolvement nonopposal nonopposition nonparticipation nonresistance nonviolence nonviolent resistance numbness obedience obeisance oblivion oscitancy pacifism paralysis passive resistance passive self-annihilation passiveness passivism phlegm phlegmaticalness phlegmaticness plucklessness policy procrastination quiescence quietism resignation resignedness satedness sleepiness sloth slothfulness slowness sluggishness somnolence sopor soporifousness spiritlessness spunklessness stagnancy stagnation standpattism stasis stupefaction stupor subjection submission submissiveness submittal supineness suspense tabula rasa thoughtfreeness thoughtlessness torpidity torpidness torpitude torpor tranquillity uncomplainingness unconcern unintelligence vacancy vacuity vegetation vis inertiae vita contemplativa waiting game watching and waiting weariness withdrawnness world-weariness yielding